Abstract
The present study was conducted at farmers fields of Adilabad district, Telangana state, India during kharif seasons of 2019 to 2021 (for 3 seasons) to appraise the effect of mechanization on soybean yield as well as economics. In this study, sowing by tractor operated seed cum fertilizer drill and harvesting by combined harvester was compared with the farmer’s practice (Bullock drawn seed drill sowing and manual harvesting and threshing). In comparison to the conventional method, the sowing of soybean with tractor operated seed cum fertilizer drill and harvesting with combined harvester found to be superior in seed yield and average soybean productivity with mechanization was 1870 kg ha-1, with a yield increase of 2.20% over conventional method of sowing (1830 kg ha-1). Similarly, the economics of soybean were found to be highest with mechanization in terms of gross returns (Rs 79064 ha-1) and net returns (Rs 52464 ha-1) with a B:C ratio of 2.97:1 compared to conventional method which generated the gross returns of Rs. 77150 ha-1 and net returns of Rs 46966 ha-1 with a B:C ratio of 2.56:1.
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